Mothers' Day celebration at St. Mary's MSOC, Vienna

As it was in last year, Mother’s Day celebration was organized by St. Mary’s  MSO Youth Association of the St. Mary’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Vienna on Sunday, the 9^th  of May 2010 at St. Mary’s MSO Church, Vienna. After the prayer and introduction of Rev. Fr. Biju Parekkattil, President of the Youth Association, Mr. Soja Jose Chelapurathu, Vice President of the Youth Association, welcomed the audience and then Mr.Yacob Padickakudy gave a profound Mother’s day Message. He stated that Mother’s Day is the one day a year dedicated to honoring moms and all that they do and explained its origin and development in different parts of the world. Then Master Sam Padickakudy read a Mother’s day poem and youth Association members distributed candle holders with candle and greeting cards to the children to present it to their mother.  This warmed the hearts the mothers as well as the children and provided others a memorable experience.

Mrs. Leelamma Poomkottayil   thanked the Vicar, Inaugurator, the Youth Association and all those concerned for creating such a programme to honor Mothers and motherhood and wished the endeavor every success.

Theological forum of St. Mary’s MSO Church, Vienna

With a view to educate and practice theological aspects of the Syrian Orthodox Church as also to provide opportunity for the members to partake and sermonize the Gospel, a “Theological Forum”  of the St. Mary’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Vienna, was instituted in November 2008.  Under the leadership of the Vicar, Rev. Fr. Biju Parekkattil, the Forum meets once a month after the Holy Qurbana and a member by rotation used to speak on any theological subject and the Vicar makes in-depth analysis on various facets of the Church.

Following the practice, this month’s meeting was organized on Sunday, the 25th of April 2010 at St. Mary’s MSO Church, Lainzerstrasse 154 A, Vienna and Mr. Ouseph Padickakudi, a parishioner, delivered the message to the forum on the following topic: “The relevance of the Faith of Abraham in our day-to-day life”

Mr. Padickakudi asserted the need of obedience with firm belief that He, our Lord God, would help and rescue them those who really depend upon Him and trust in Him.  He further wished that let our faith in God help us for such an accurate, timely, and speedy decision making and to lead our life unchallenged by the tribulations of the world.

Most of the parish members attended the forum meeting who found it was virtually a Christian fellowship that would enable spiritual revival.

- Report by Fr. Biju Parekkattil, Theological Forum, St. Mary's MSOC, Vienna

DUKHA VELLIYAZHCHA NAMASKARA KRAMAM

DUKHA VELLIYAZHCHA NAMASKARA KRAMAM is now available for free download for use during the Haasa Week (passion week)

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Transliterated from the Haasa Namaskaram of Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christians 
by Youth Association, St. Mary's MSO Church, Vienna

Oshana Holy Mass, 28 Mar 2010 - Photo updates from St. Marys MSOC, Vienna

മദ്ധ്യയൂറോപ്പില് യാക്കോബായ സിറിയന് വിശുദ്ധവാരാചരണം

വിയന്നയില്‍ പീഡാനുഭവ വാരം

വിയന്ന : ഓസ്ട്രിയയിലെ വിയന്ന സെന്റ്‌ മേരീസ്‌ മലങ്കര സിറിയന്  ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്സ് പളളിയുടെ ആഭിമുഖ്യത്തില്‍ ഓശാന ഞായറ് മുതല്‍ ഉയിര്‍പ്പ് വരെയുള്ള ആരാധനകള്‍ മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ 28 മുതല്‍ ഏപ്രില്‍ 4 വരെ വിയന്നായിലെ 13 മത്തെ ജില്ലയിലുളള ലൈന്സറ് സ്ട്രാസാ 154 A യിലെ ഇടവക പളളിയില്‍ വച്ച് നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നു. ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍ക്ക് ഇടവക വികാരി റവ. ഫാ. ബിജു പാറേക്കാട്ടില് ഫപ മുഖ്യ കാര്‍മികത്വം വഹിക്കും. മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ 28 ഞായറ് - ഓശാന, മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ 31 ബുധന്‍ - വൈകുന്നേരം ഏഴിന് പെസഹ കുറ്ബാനാ, ഏപ്രില്‍ 2-നു രാവിലെ 8-നു ദുഃഖ വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച ആരാധന, ഏപ്രില്‍ 3 ശനിയാഴ്ച - രാവിലെ 09.00 -നു  ദുഃഖ ശനിയാഴ്ച വി. കുര്‍ബ്ബാന (മരിച്ച എല്ലാവരുടെയും ഓര്‍മ്മയാചരണം), ഏപ്രില്‍ 4 ഞായറാഴ്ച രാവിലെ 12-നു ഉയിര്‍പ്പ് പെരുനാള്‍ ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍, ആഘോഷമായ വി. കുര്‍ബ്ബാന പ്രദക്ഷിണം. സമൂഹവിരുന്നും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും.  ഹാശാ തിങ്കളാഴ്ചയും ഹാശാ ചൊവ്വാഴ്ചയും വൈകിട്ട് ഏഴിന് സന്ധ്യാ നമസ്കാരവും ധ്യാന പ്രസംഗവും തുടര്‍ന്ന് വി.കുമ്പസാരവും നടത്തും. ഏപ്രില്‍ 4 ഞായറാഴ്ച  ഉയിര്‍പ്പിന്റ്റെ പെരുനാള്‍ ശുശ്രൂഷകള്ക്കു ശേഷം തിയോളജിക്കല് ഫോറത്തിന്റ്റെ നേതൃത്ത്വത്തില് ബൈബിള് ടെസ്റ്റ് നട്ത്തപ്പെടുന്നതും, യൂത്ത് അസോസിയേഷന് വക ഈസ്റ്ററ് സമ്മാനങ്ങളും ഗ്രീറ്റിംഗ്സ് കാറ്ഡുകളും വിതരണം ചെയ്യുന്നതുമായിരിക്കും.

സ്വിറ്റ്സര്‍ലണ്ടില്‍ ഹാശായാഴ്ച

സൂറിച് : സ്വിറ്റ്സര്‍ലണ്ടിലെ സെന്റ്‌ മേരീസ്‌ യാക്കോബായ സിറിയന്  ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്സ് പളളിയുടെ ആഭിമുഖ്യത്തില്‍ ഈ വര്‍ഷവും വിശുദ്ധവാരം ആചരിക്കുന്നു. ഓശാന ഞായര്‍ മുതല്‍ ഉയിര്‍പ്പ് വരെയുള്ള ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍ക്ക് ഇടവക വികാരി റവ.ഫാ. ജോമി ജോസഫ് നേതൃത്ത്വം നല്കും. മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ 28 ഞായറാഴ്ച   13.30 നു  ഓശാന പെരുന്നാള്‍  ശ്രുശൂഷ, , മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ 31ബുധന്‍ - 17.00 ന് പെസഹ കുറ്ബാനാ എന്നിവ  ബാസലില് (Kleinhüningeranlage 27, 4057 Basel ) വച്ചും , ഏപ്രില്‍2-നു രാവിലെ 9.30-16.00 വരെ ദുഃഖ വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച ആരാധന,  ഏപ്രില്‍ 4 ഞായറാഴ്ച രാവിലെ 11-നു ഉയിര്‍പ്പ്പെരുനാള്‍ ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍, ആഘോഷമായ വി. കുര്‍ബ്ബാന പ്രദക്ഷിണം. സമൂഹവിരുന്ന് എന്നിവ സൂറിച്ചില്(Berghaldenstrasse , 8053 Zürich ) വച്ചും നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നു.  

ജറ്മ്മനിയില്  ഹാശാ ആഴ്ച ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍

കൊളോണ്: ജറ്മ്മനിയിലെ സെന്റ്‌ മേരീസ്‌ യാക്കോബായ സിറിയന്  ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്സ് പള്ളിയില്‍ ഈ വറ്ഷവും  ഹാശാ ആഴ്ച ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍ നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നു. ഫാ. എല്ദോസ് വട്ടപറമ്പില് ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍ക്ക് നേതൃത്വം നല്‍കുന്നു. ഏപ്രില്‍ 2-നു ദുഃഖ വെള്ളിയാഴ്ചയുടെ യാമനമസ്ക്കാരങ്ങള്, സ്ലീബാ ആരാധന എന്നിവയും  ഏപ്രില്‍ 4ന് ഉയിര്‍പ്പ് പെരുനാള്‍ ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍, ആഘോഷമായ വി. കുര്‍ബ്ബാന പ്രദക്ഷിണം. സമൂഹവിരുന്ന് എന്നിവയും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുന്നതാണ്. ഇടവക വികാരി റവ.ഡോ. തോമസ് ജേക്കബ് അച്ചന് ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിലാണ് ഹാശാശുശ്രൂഷകള്ക്കായി നിയമിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നതിനാല് ഡന്മാറ്ക്ക് പളളി വികാരിഫാ. എല്ദോസ് വട്ടപറമ്പില് ഈ വറ്ഷത്തെ വിശുദ്ധവാരാചരണത്തിനു ജറ്മ്മനിയില് മുഖ്യകാറ്മ്മികത്ത്വം വഹിക്കിന്നതായിരിക്കും.

കവാസൊ ക്നാനായ സിറിയന് ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്‍സ്‌ പള്ളികളില്‍  ഹാശാ ആഴ്ച ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍

കവാസൊ: മലങ്കര ക്നാനായ സുറിയാനി ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്‍സ്‌ സമുദായത്തിന്റ്റെ ഭാഗമായ ഇറ്റലിയിലെ കവാസൊ സെന്റ്റ് മേരിസ് ക്നാനായ സുറിയാനി ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്‍സ്‌ ഇടവകയില് മാറ്ച്ച് 28 മുതല് ഏപ്രില് 4 വരെ ഹാശാ ആഴ്ചയിലെആരാധനകള്‍ ബഹു. ജോസഫ് കുളത്തനാമണ്ണില് അച്ചന്റെ നേതൃത്ത്വത്തില് നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നു. ഓശാന  ഞായര്‍ ശുശ്രൂഷ മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ 28 - നു രാവിലെ 9  മണിക്കും, പെസഹ ശുശ്രൂഷ മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ 31, ബുധനാഴ്ച വൈകുന്നേരം 4  മണിക്കും, ദുഃഖ വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍  ഏപ്രില്‍ 2 -നു രാവിലെ 14.00 നും ഈസ്റ്റര്‍ ദിന ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍ ഏപ്രില്‍ 4 ഞായറാഴ്ച രാവിലെ 9-നും നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നതായിരിക്കും. കൂടാതെ ഹാശായാഴ്ചയിലെ തിങ്കളാഴ്ചയും ചൊവ്വാഴ്ചയും വ്യാഴാഴ്ചയും വൈകിട്ട് പളളിയില് വച്ച് സന്ധ്യാ നമസ്കാരം, ധ്യാനം, കുമ്പസാരം ഇവയുണ്ടായിരിക്കുന്നതാണ്. ദുഃഖ വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച ശുശ്രൂഷക്കു ശേഷം കഞ്ഞി നേര്‍ച്ചയും, ഏപ്രില്‍ 4ന് ഉയിര്‍പ്പ് പെരുനാള്‍ ശുശ്രൂഷകള്ക്കു ശേഷം ഈസ്റ്റര്‍  സ്നേഹ വിരുന്നും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുന്നതാണ്.

കോപ്പന്ഹാഗനിലെ സിറിയന് ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്‍സ്‌ കോണ്ഗ്രിഗേഷനില്  ഓശാനാ ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍

ഡന്മാറ്ക്കിലെ സെന്റ്‌ മേരീസ്‌ യാക്കോബായ സിറിയന്  ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്സ് കോണ്ഗ്രിഗേഷന്റ്റെ നേതൃത്ത്വത്തില് ഈ വറ്ഷം ആദ്യമായി  ഓശാനാ ശുശ്രൂഷകള്‍ നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നു. കോണ്ഗ്രിഗേഷന് സ്ഥാപകനും ഇടവക വികാരിയുമായ റവ. ഫാ. എല്ദോസ് വട്ടപ്പറമ്പില് ശുശ്രൂഷകള്ക്ക് നേതൃത്ത്വം കൊടുക്കുന്നതായിരിക്കും

Kashtanubava Azhchayile Sandhya Namaskarakramam (For children)

Kashtanubava Azhchayile Sandhya Namaskarakramam (For children) is now available for free download for use during the Haasa Week (passion week)

      Contents

• Thinghalazhcha sandhya
• Thinghalazhcha soothaara
• Thinghalazhcha ompatham mani
• Chovvazhcha sandhya
• Chovvazhcha soothaara
• Chovvazhcha ompatham mani
• Budhanazhcha sandhya
• Budhanazhcha soothaara
• Budhanazhcha ompatham mani
• Vyazhazhcha sandhya
• Vyazhazhcha soothaara
• Vyazhazhcha ompatham mani
• Velliyazhcha sandhya
• Velliyazhcha soothaara
• Velliyazhcha ompatham mani
• Saniyazhcha sandhya
• Saniyazhcha soothaara
• Saniyazhcha ompatham mani

 

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Transliterated by Ms. Sunu Poomkottayil (March 2010)
St. Mary’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Vienna, Austria

Perunnal Sisrusha Kramam for use during the Haasa Week (passion week)

Perunnal Sisrusha Kramam (Geethangal) is now available for free download for use during the Haasa Week (passion week)

      Contents

• SHUBKKONO
• PATHINOMBU
• OOSAANA NJAAYAR
• PESAHA VYAZHAZHCHA
• UYIRPPU/QYAMTHA
• SWARGHAROHANAM
• PENTHAKKOSTHI

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Transliterated by Ms. Sunu Poomkottayil
St. Mary’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Vienna, Austria

One day retreat on 06 Mar 2010 by Vanitha Samajam, St. Marys MSOC Vienna

Following the practice, one-day retreat was organized by the Vanitha Samajam of the St. Mary’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Vienna during 2010 Great Lent period also. It was held on Saturday, the 6th of March 2010 at St. Mary’s MSO Church, Vienna, under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Biju Parekkattil, Vicar of the Church, and Rev. Fr. Prince Paulose, a veteran theologian and a doctorate scholar based in Rome, Italy.

Rev. Fr. Biju Parekkattil asserted the need of repentance with firm belief that He the Jesus Christ would pardon and wash away the sins of those who really repent and come forth unto Him.  Rev. Fr. Biju further wished and prayed that let the Great Lent period be a raison d'être for such a repentance, reversal and U-turn.

The main topic of Rev. Fr. Prince Paulose was the importance and necessities of keeping own home as a role-model of real Christian life and becoming more subservient to the Almighty.  He pointed out that deterioration and diminution of peace and happiness in every home are increasing in this modern world. Rev. Fr. Prince spotted out that lack of tolerance and forbearance are the main causes of conflict and the repercussions of such conflicts within home are innumerable and would be enduring as it would adversely influence the children.  He reminded one and all that the present generation has a duty to shape up spiritually healthy future generation in leading peaceful and joyful life. 

Most of the parish members attended the retreat who found it was virtually a Christian fellowship that would enable spiritual revival.

Photos of one-day retreat 

Video of 5th European Family Conference 2009

Video of 5th European Family Conference of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, Middle Europe,
took place in Vienna during 18 - 20 September 2009. - Hosted by St. Mary's MSO Church, Vienna

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Navajeevan Trust - Kottayam

Searching for an innovative way of spiritual orientation, Vienna St. Mary's MSO Youths visited Navajeevan Trust at Kottayam, Kerala on the day after Christmas, 26th December, 2009 and made an interview with Mr. P. U. Thomas, the founder of Navajeevan, and with many of his colleagues and volunteers of the trust. It provided us a golden chance to understand and to take part in their miraculous ministry of the social service following the words of Jesus Christ and helped us to broaden our vision of spirituality itself.

Navajeevan (the word means „New Life“), is a place for the destitute and mentally challenged, people. The ministry provides them with food, clothing accommodation and also provides support  to patients who are too poor to afford their hospital expenses. The Navajeevan Trust has been founded in 1990 and Mr. P.U. Thomas, a Class IV attendant of the Kottayam Medical College, is the  founder and main trustee of the trust.

Mr. P. U. Thomas (The man behind Navajeevan initiative)

Mr. P. U. Thomas, (known as Thomaschettan for the inhabitants and well-wishers of Navajeevan) is the eldest son of Mr. Oani and Mrs. Annamma and had been working as an attendant at the Kottayam Medical College since 1970. He understood the pathetic condition of the poor and the helpless in the Medical College when he was admitted there with a severe abdominal pain at the age of 18. In 1970 he became an attendant at Medical college Hospital Kottayam and it paved the way for him to serve the poor, needy and sick people. He set aside a sum of money for medicine, and food for the poor patients from his meagre amount of salary. Thomaschetten himself narrates the origin and development of his ministry as follows: "If I get a job in a medical college, I will do a lot of good things to the poor. This was my prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary. From 1970 January onwards I have been going to the hospital to visit and nurse the sick. I experienced the encouragements and help from the medical students even from the beginning. Till 1980, my service was only a one-man effort. I got a great inspiration from Dr. Kalyani, Pharmacology Professor, from her prayer-filled life and zeal to help the poor. In 1980 after confirming my job there, I began to nurse the sick in Ward II where the biggest number of accident-cases were registered. I did this service not only during my duty time but when I was on off-duty also. When this became a part of my routine, some began to criticise me and on the one hand others started to support my work; and several people came forward offering meals for distributing among the helpless". Thomaschettan, a humble man by nature, has always followed the humanitarian principles right from his childhood. He puts the need of the poor people ahead of his own.

The Navajeevan Food Ministry

Thomaschettan decided to collect food packets from the surrounding villages and to distribute them at free of cost in the evening at the Medical college Campus and many were attracted by this great humanitarian act of feeding the helpless and poor patients. Generous helpers came forward offering their service and encouraging his work. A good number of youngsters like Mr. Anup Panjikaran, Mr. Regimon, Mr. Saji etc., soon became available and it helped a lot to grow the free feeding project. Instead of collecting food from different quarters, they introduced a cash-pooling-system and began to prepare food for distributing among the patients and their relatives.

With the grace of God, Navajeevan now cooks all the food (rice, three type curries and boiled drinking water) in their own kitchen and feeds about 3000 poor patients and their relatives at the three major hospitals of Kottayam (the medical college hospital, the TB centre at the Kottayam District Hospital, and the Children's Hospital) at free of cost.

Navajeevan Bhavan
Navajeevan Bhavan at Panambalam, (Villunni P. O., Kottayam - 686 008) near to Kottayam Town is both the head Office of the Navajeevan Trust and a destitute home for mentally challenged patients of both genders. At present there are 210 mentally deranged persons from all over India belonging to different castes and creeds being cared at the Trust's campus. They provide food, shelter, clothing, care and medication to these patients. Some of them have to be locked behind bars during most of the day. The transformation of them after becoming the inmates of the Navajeevan is really amazing. Since 1982 more than 1000 people have been cared for and rehabilitated to their own homes. In addition to this, bed-ridden patients too are taken care of. Now there are 25 bed ridden patients residing at Navajeevan Bhavan.

Volunteers

It will be a great surprise to all of us to hear that the staffs of Navajeevan is only five or six and the rest are volunteers coming from different institutions for a week or ten days. This institution needs about 40 volunteers per day to run its daily functions. We can experience there the selfless service of the nurses, doctors, dentists, priests, deacons, and the normal men and women. They render their service day and night without any remuneration. Some of Navajeevan volunteers are always in the Medical College Hospital to provide service for the abandoned patients. They find out such patients and give all possible help.

Navajeevan Culture
The service style of the Navajeevan has inspired many of the people in South India and not fewer than 27 institutions following this “Navajeevan Culture” started in Kerala itself. The life and service of the Navajeevan is the way of communicating its message to others and the trust does not favour any other methods of publicity. "My desire is that Navajeevan should wade through debts, difficulties and the providence of God," says Thomaschettan. That is why, he politely declined to accept the offer of 75 lakhs of a Canadian Professor and he proclaims his firm belief that the Holy Spirit of God, not a bank balance, is the greatest treasure in the world.

Cost Structure
This trust is running neither on donation from Govt, nor religious bodies, nor with foreign aid, but on the contribution from the public.   Navajeevan needs about Rs. 35,000 Per day to meet its expenses ( for food and medicine).

The expense on food at Navajeevan Bhavan and the other above said institutions for one day is approximately Rs. 17,500/-  

Prayer is the power

In Navajeevan Bhavan, we will experience no anxiety about tomorrow. Today's prayer for tomorrow's needs is its accepted life-style. The throbbing nerve-centre of Navajeevan is nothing but the spacious prayer hall and the regular prayer service and in which people ranging from three-year-olds to the aged support the house and its services through their intercessory prayers. All the inmates and volunteers come together and pray at least five times a day. On Fridays there is fasting prayer from 2 p.m. And on Tuesdays local parishners come and conduct prayer from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thomaschettan firmly believes that it is the Spiritual Renewal sweeping the state that has been instrumental for the change in society and for infusing the spirit of service in the people. Navajeevan gives more importance to service than to organisation of committees. The workers of Navajeevan consider works of mercy as a prayer service not as a social service.

Conclusion
As our society comprises of the poor and the needy people, who deserve our help in every walks of life, the mission perspectives of the Navajeevan trust is greatly valid and a need of the time. To know their great service, to encourage such activities and to follow their examples in our life is nothing but obeying the commandment of our Lord Jesus Christ „ to love your neighbour as yourself“.(St. Mark 12:31)

 

Report by: St. Mary's MSOC, Vienna

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and make you prosper."
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Christmas Message 2009

Dear Friends,
Let this Christmas be a period of reflection

on our past and project to better them 

the years before us, 

let us show greater love 

and care for one another more in this year

With Greetings   

Subin Poomkottayil

Vienna, Austria      

Christmas Message 2009

Wishing you the Light of Hope 

that keeps the Future Bright ,

Wishing you a Christmas 

Touched with God´s  Eternal Light.


   MERRY CHRISTMAS
                   HAPPY NEW YEAR

Sunu Poomkottayil

Vienna, Austria

Christmas Message 2009

 Die Heiligen Drei Könige

Sie frugen in jedem
Städtchen: 'Wo geht der Weg
nach Bethlehem , ihr lieben
Buben und Mädchen?' Die
Jungen und Alten , sie
wussten es nicht , die Könige
zogen weiter , sie folgten
einem goldenem Stern , der
leuchtete lieblich und heiter.
Der Stern bleibt stehen über
Josefs Haus , da sind sie hin
eingegangen; das Öchslein
brüllt , das Kindlein schrie ,
die heiligen Drei Könige
sangen.

Fröhe Weihnachten

Gelmin Kakkattu, 

Vienna, Austria

Christmas Message 2009

May the birth of Christ, 

lead us to spiritual revival, 

enable us to receive joy 

and peace within ourselves, 

dedicate our lives to the service of others,

let us practice the heavenly 

quality of love and make room for Jesus in our lives.

 Shiny Thadathil,

Vienna, Austria

Prize Winner of the Youth Carol Contest

St. Mary's Youth Choir Vienna won second Prize in the Ecumenical Carol Singing Contest 2009. The Ecumenical Prayer and Carol Singing Programme was orgnized for the Malayalee Pravasi Christians in the Vienna City in order to encourage ecumenical relationships among the Syrian Christians from Kerala and to deepen their indian christian spirituality as well as the Malayalam language. This programme was held at Pfarre Maria Lourdes Meidling, Hasckagasse 5, 1120 Wien on on Sunday 13^th December, 2009 and about 18 teams were participated in the Competition. St.Mary's Youth Association, Vienna participated in A type Competition, which means competition for music without accompaniment. It is the second time that our team in this Competition achieving this prestigious trophy.

Vienna St.Mary's MSO Church got three Prizes in this Competition and First Prize for the Senior Group and First Prize for the Junior Group are the rest of the Winners for Church. Ms. Blessy Mol Ulloorikara, Ms. Sunu Poomkottayil, Ms. Sandra Palpathu, Ms. Claudia Anjeril and Master Nirmal Thuruthummel were the members in our St.Mary's Youth Choir for this Carol Competition.

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Carol Service in Vienna (Day 1 - 05 Dec 2009)

On 5th December, 2009, on the eve of St. Nicholas Day, we have visited many of our houses in Veinna singing Christmas Carol Songs, giving special gifts, conveying Christmas Greetings etc. Our Christmas carol reflects the very popular Malankara tradition (Kerala, India) where Carol bands are visiting all the houses with different musical instruments on the Christmas Eve. It was in last year that we have started  the Christmas Carol Service here in Vienna which was under the leadership of St.Mary's Malankara Syrian Orthodox Youth Association. That Carol Service was a great success and brought us a lot of appreciation. In this year, we are conducting our Carol Services both on 5th and 19th December, 2009. Last Saturday, we have covered most of the areas of Vienna City, and on 19th December, we are planning to visit the remaining houses in and outside Vienna. This year's Carol Service is a joint effort of the Managing Committee and the Youth Association of our Church and  that helped us to experience a magical team spirit which reflects  great warm and tender feelings of the youngsters as well as elders during the advent time because Joy of Carol knows no age limits. In order to create an intimate and happy atmosphere and to convey the message of Jesus's birth in different way, we have organized a competition for Christmas trees. This helped us to provide our Church members a lot of fun and quality time to prepare Christmas trees and to think about the baby Jesus' birth. Many of them decorated their houses with strings of lights, decorated Chrimas Trees, shining stars etc and many are in preparation. For them as well as for us, the spirit of Christmas has to light everyone's hearts and to bring a smile on their neighbour's faces.

To view more Carol Photos, please visit.... Album 1, Album 2 and Album 3

Report by: Fr. Biju Parekkattil, St. Marys MSOC, Vienna

മലയാളം കാരോള്‍ ഗാനങ്ങള്‍ (Malayalam Carol Songs)

Download Malayalam Carol Songs' Lyrics 
Click here to download the file
See below the list of songs.

• Song No 01 - Yahoodiyayile oru graamathil
• Song No 02 - Kaaval maalakhamaare, kannadaykkaruthe
• Song No 03 - Doore ninnum doore..doore..ninnum
• Song No 04 - Paithalaam yeshuve
• Song No 05 - Puthiyoru pulari vidanrnnu mannil
• Song No 06 - Rathri Rathri Rajatha Rathri
• Song No 07 - Unaroo manassee…pakarooo gaanamritham
• Song No 08 - Kunjilam umma tharaan naadhan koodevannu
• Song No 09 - Kanyaka Suthanayi Innu ravil
• Song No 10 - Christmas raavanja neram
• Song No 11 - Kurunnu Paithaley, Kurunnu Paithale
• Song No 12 - Thaarame, Pontharame
• Song No 13 - Oru Dhivyatharam Vanil Udhichu
• Song No 14 - Israyele Sthuthicheeduka
• Song No 15 - Vinniluyarnnoru Santhi than Geetham
• Song No 16 - Kanya Nanthana Vanthanam
• Song No 17 - Innitha Vinsudhan Jathanayi
• Song No 18 - Rajavin Rajav ezhunnellunnu
• Song No 19 - Kathukalle Kelkunnuvo
• Song No 20 - Mizhikal Chimmum Tharakallum

Christmas card 2009 by MSOC Vienna